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Significant Contribution of Ice Age Cycles to Early Human Interbreeding

An article published in the journal Science reveals that changes in climate throughout the last 400,000 years have impacted the interbreeding between Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Aug 23, 2023
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In the intricate tapestry of human evolution, interbreeding has been revealed as a common thread among our ancestral lineages. Yet, a shroud of mystery enveloped the intricacies of when, where, and to what extent this crossbreeding occurred among early human species. A pioneering study1, harnessing a synergy of paleoanthropological insights, genetic reve…

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